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Glad to know it's not just me unable to log in.  

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I want this mug!

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legit.

"how’d you learn to read so fast?" "anime subtitles"

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Call this an experiment. Reblog if you have OCs that you adore

yes of course I do :D I have two!

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There needs to be more people in the world like Gail and the two true gentlemen in this story and less of the assholes.

Warning, this may be a little long. And a big fat trigger warning for violence.

Last night, I was in Eugene, Oregon for some business things and some shopping I had to do to prepare for a trip to Wales and Norway next week.

My son is going to the University of Oregon there, and lives in an...

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Today, my house burned down.

It was a very nice house - well suited to my mother, my sister and I, as well as our four pets. We moved in on August 1, 2009, after and ugly and long sell with the old house.

It was a modest, 3 bedroom affair - a bungalow, with a finished basement and a lovely yard. The neighbourhood was new, clean and bright, and our neighbours were friendly and hospitable. A little semi-rural paradise, really.

At 6:10 this morning, i found myself stumbling out my front door amidst a haze of heat and smoke, not quite sure of the events that had led me there. I was sleepy, but i could feel adrenaline pounding - cold, due to my shorts and tank top, but hot from the inferno behind me. I remembered seeing one of my two cats in my bedroom - blue eyes wide with -what i now suppose- was fear.

She wasn’t in my arms. I dont know where she is.

Within half an hour, the upper level was a charred husk. The basement, though it escaped the blaze, was flooded.

I don’t know how much we’ll be able to recover.

We need help.

Please ——-

My mother, my sister and I, and out two dogs escaped unharmed. I do not know where my cats are.

We lost a great deal in this fire - i may have lost my ability to work and paint,as the operational status of my computer is still up in the air, and my tablet is most certainly ruined. My mother and sister, i think, lost more - my bedroom was in the basement, and theirs were on the main floor.

I dont know when, if ever, we will get our house back - it is beyond simple repairs. I dont know how much money our insurance will give us. I dont know if our cars are still useable.

I have no answers. All i have is my phone, a change of clothes from Walmart, an origami phoenix, a $2 sketchbook and a pack of pencils.

I dont really know how to go about asking for help, but if you can give me anything. Anything. I will draw you something in thanks. It wont be much - it can’t be. All i have is a pad of paper and a camera phone.

But its a place to start. Maybe even a place to start over.

In my infinite wisdom i forgot to include my paypal is cmakyouupgood@gmail.com

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Reblogged because really they're sweethearts and if I could right now I'd so be ordering some commissions from them.  

So I went for my dreams, and in the process have taken a pretty big hit to my bank account, because who knew dreaming of being an artist didn’t make you rich. 

Because of this, I am working to get more commissions to help cover the bills, since there’s nothing else covering them right now, and to help advertise my commissions I figured hey! how about a contest!

So here is Terra’s big commission contest!

For every 100 reblogs this post gets, I will randomly choose one of Studio Fae X’s follower to give a free commission! Ranging from value of $25 to $75! If this gets a ridiculously high amount of reblogs, I may increase the amount of notes needed for a new prize to be given out.

To win you MUST reblog, and you MUST be following Studio Fae X. Winners will be chosen from our followers, not from the notes on this post.

You can reblog as much as you want (with reason, no ballot stuffing!)

You can trade up/down by treating your prize as a credited amount. If you won a bust but really wants a Mucha, you can apply the value of the bust to a Mucha, and only pay the difference.

And of course this is all a drive to get me more commissions in general! My commissions start at $25 and go up. Full prices and information is here, and I am very flexible, so message me if something doesn’t make sense, or you have an idea not covered in my commissions. 

And please promote anywhere you can! Anything helps!

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OMG Cute!

Hello tumblr allow me to present you the swedish vallhund

i´m VERY confused as you guys are not freaking out about these little guys yet since they´re basically WOLF CORGIS.

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I cannot put to words how much I love this man.

Let me tell you a thing, about an amazing man named Patrick Stewart

I went to Comicpalooza this weekend and I was full of nervous energy as I was standing in line to ask Sir Patrick Stewart a question at his panel. I first had to thank him for a speech he had given at amnesty international about domestic violence towards women . I had only seen it a few months ago but I was still dealing with my own personal experience with a similar issue, and I didn’t know what to call it. After seeing Patrick talk so personally about it I finally was able to correctly call it abuse, in my case sexual abuse that was going to quickly turn into physical abuse as well. I didn’t feel guilty or disgusting anymore. I finally didn’t feel responsible for the abuse that was put upon me. I was finally able to start my healing process and to put that part of my life behind me.

After thanking him I asked him “Besides acting, what are you most proud of that you have done in you life (that you are willing to share with us)?”. Sir Patrick told us about how he couldn’t protect his mother from abuse in his household growing up and so in her name works with an organization called Refuge for safe houses for women and children to escape from abusive house holds. Sir Patrick Stewart learned only last year that his father had actually been suffering from PTSD after he returned from the military and was never properly treated. In his father’s name he works with an organization called Combat Stress to help those soldiers who are suffering from PTSD.

They were about to move onto the next question when Sir Patrick looked at me and asked me “My Dear, are you okay?” I said yes, and that I was finally able to move on from that part of my life. He then passionately said that his mother had done nothing to provoke his father and that even if she had, violence was never, ever a choice a man should make. That it is in the power of men to stop violence towards women. The moderator then asked “Do you want a hug?”

Sir Patrick didn’t even hesitate, he smiled, hopped off the stage and came over to embrace me in a hug. Which he held me there for a long while. He told me “You never have to go through that again, you’re safe now.” I couldn’t stop thanking him. His embrace was so warm and genuine. It was two people, two strangers, supporting and giving love. And when we pulled away he looked strait in my eyes, like he was promising that. He told me to take care. And I will.

Sir Patrick Stewart is an absolute roll model for men. He is an amazing man and was so kind and full of heart. I want to let everyone know to please find help if you are in a violent or abusive house hold or relationship. There are organizations and people ready to help. I had countless people after the panel thanking me for sharing the story and asking him those questions. Many said they went through similar things. You are not alone.

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^ Here is the video of my question to Sir Patrick Stewart

Photos by Eugene Lee, Thank you

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I suspect it’s difficult for men to imagine a world in which their bodies have long been inextricably linked to their value as an individual, and that no matter how encouraging your parents were or how many positive female role models you had or how self-confident you feel, there is an ever-present pressure that creeps in from all sides, whispering in your ear that you are your body and your body defines you. A world where, from the time of pubescence on, you can feel the constant and palpable weight of the male gaze, and not just from your male peers but from teachers and sports coaches and the fathers of the children you baby-sit, people you’re supposed to respect and trust and look up to, and that first realization that you are being looked at in that way is the beginning of a self-consciousness that you will be unable to shake for the rest of your life. Even if they are never verbalized, the rules of bodily conduct for females become clear early on: when school administrators reprimand you for the inch of midriff that shows when you lift your hands straight in the air or youth group leaders tell you that the sight of your unintentional cleavage is what causes godly young men to fall, you learn that your body is dangerous and shameful and that it’s your responsibility to cloister it in a way that is acceptable to everyone else. You learn that your body is a topic of public debate that everyone is entitled to weigh in on, from a male classmate telling you that those jeans make your ass look huge to the male-dominated United States Congress dictating the parameters that rape must fall within to be considered legitimate. To be a woman, and to live life in a woman’s body, is to be held to a set of comically paradoxical standards that make you constantly second-guess yourself and jump through a million hoops in pursuit of an impossible perfection.

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Teaching... Really the hardest job you can do sitting on your ass.  Really they should get the pay checks most politicians get.  I'd love to see a politician have to deal with a teacher's work load for a week.  JUST ONE WEEK then let them complain about their pay.

teachers who complain about grading work

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Reblogging because really... Both women are awesome role models.

Nichelle Nichols (Uhura on the original series):”Whoopi Goldberg, she’s just marvellous. I had no way of knowing that she was a Star Trek fan. When I finally met her it was her first year on the Next Generation.

She loved the show so much and she told her agent she wants a role on Star Trek. Well agents go ‘Big screen, little screen, no, you can’t do that’. Well you can’t tell Whoopi ‘You can’t do that’.

And so they finally asked, and they had the same reaction at Star Trek office, specifically Gene. And she said, ‘I want to meet him and I want him to tell me to my face. If he tells me he doesn’t want me and why, I’ll be fine.’

Knowing Gene he had to take that challenge, and so he met with her. She said, ‘I just wanted you to tell me why you don’t want me in Star Trek.’

Gene said, ‘Well, I’ll just ask you one question and I’ll make my decision on that. You’re a big screen star, why do you want to be on a little screen, why do you want to be in Star Trek?’

And she looked at him and she said, ‘Well, it’s all Nichelle Nichols’ fault.’

That threw him, he said, ‘What do you mean?’

She said, ‘Well when I was nine years old Star Trek came on,’ and she said, ‘I looked at it and I went screaming through the house, “Come here, mum, everybody, come quick, come quick, there’s a black lady on television and she ain’t no maid!”’ And she said, ‘I knew right then and there I could be anything I wanted to be, and I want to be on Star Trek.’

And he said, ‘I’ll write you a role.’

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/st/interviews/nichols/page4.shtml

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When Sandy Patangay left her home country of India to come to the United States, she never dreamed that she’d one day be able to bring something so special from her native culture to eager New York City consumers. After having completed her masters and begun working on Wall Street, she turned her sights away from the corporate world and began to channel her true passion - henna design - into a project that has become incredibly successful in an incredibly small amount of time. Transmuting traditional henna designs onto a whole new medium, Sandy creates beautiful cakes, cookies, and macaroons that have earned critical praise from some of the most renowned culinary experts. Thinking back on her decision to take this step in establishing her own business, she says:

So many times, I asked myself, whether this was a stupid move — walking away from a secure job to sell cakes. But now I can see I didn’t waste a single day. While I loved what I was doing on Wall Street, there’s only so much you can do to climb the corporate ladder. And how many people actually end up being the CEO? But when you follow your passion, the possibilities are endless.

Check out her website here.

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I’m pretty sure these panels are the only reason the Star Trek X-Men crossover exists.